EP0916577B1 - Verfahren zum Verpacken von pulverförmigem Metallpigment - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Verpacken von pulverförmigem Metallpigment Download PDF

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EP0916577B1
EP0916577B1 EP98309070A EP98309070A EP0916577B1 EP 0916577 B1 EP0916577 B1 EP 0916577B1 EP 98309070 A EP98309070 A EP 98309070A EP 98309070 A EP98309070 A EP 98309070A EP 0916577 B1 EP0916577 B1 EP 0916577B1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09C—TREATMENT OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FIBROUS FILLERS, TO ENHANCE THEIR PIGMENTING OR FILLING PROPERTIES ; PREPARATION OF CARBON BLACK  ; PREPARATION OF INORGANIC MATERIALS WHICH ARE NO SINGLE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND WHICH ARE MAINLY USED AS PIGMENTS OR FILLERS
    • C09C1/00—Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers; Preparation of carbon black
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    • C09C1/64—Aluminium
    • C09C1/648—Aluminium treated with inorganic and organic, e.g. polymeric, compounds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F1/00—Metallic powder; Treatment of metallic powder, e.g. to facilitate working or to improve properties
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F3/00—Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the manner of compacting or sintering; Apparatus specially adapted therefor ; Presses and furnaces
    • B22F3/004—Filling molds with powder
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    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
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    • B62K19/02—Cycle frames characterised by material or cross-section of frame members
    • B62K19/16—Cycle frames characterised by material or cross-section of frame members the material being wholly or mainly of plastics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M3/00—Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/28—Controlling escape of air or dust from containers or receptacles during filling
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09C—TREATMENT OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FIBROUS FILLERS, TO ENHANCE THEIR PIGMENTING OR FILLING PROPERTIES ; PREPARATION OF CARBON BLACK  ; PREPARATION OF INORGANIC MATERIALS WHICH ARE NO SINGLE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND WHICH ARE MAINLY USED AS PIGMENTS OR FILLERS
    • C09C1/00—Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers; Preparation of carbon black
    • C09C1/62—Metallic pigments or fillers
    • C09C1/64—Aluminium
    • C09C1/642—Aluminium treated with inorganic compounds
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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    • C01P2004/60—Particles characterised by their size
    • C01P2004/61—Micrometer sized, i.e. from 1-100 micrometer
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    • C01P2004/00—Particle morphology
    • C01P2004/80—Particles consisting of a mixture of two or more inorganic phases

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  • the invention provides a process for delivering dry metal powder in a safe, dust free form.
  • Metal pigments principally aluminium and "gold bronze” (an alloy of copper and zinc), are widely used in surface coatings and for the mass pigmentation of plastics. Due to their very small particle diameter, typically 5-50 ⁇ m, such pigments are liable to form dust clouds. This is especially true of aluminium metal with its low density. Derived dry aluminium pigments are also extremely explosive, even in very low concentrations. For these reasons, production of dry metal pigments has been superseded by pastes and granular forms in which the metal particles are immobilised by solvent or resinous carriers respectively.
  • the present invention relates to a process for delivering substantially dry metal pigment in a safe, dust free form.
  • Metal pigments are commonly manufactured in the form of flakes, but may also be polished spheres as described, for example, in European Patent Publication 0651777.
  • Metal flake pigment may be prepared from atomised metal powder by either wet or dry ball milling.
  • dry ball milling see for example US-A-4115107
  • metal powder is ball milled without solvent, but normally in the presence of a lubricant to prevent cold welding.
  • the cascading action of the grinding balls flattens the starting powder into flakes.
  • the process is normally made safer by operating in the presence of inert gas, which is passed through the mill at such a rate that flake pigment is removed as it is formed.
  • metal powder is ball milled with an organic liquid such as mineral spirits and a small amount of lubricant such as oleic acid or stearic acid.
  • lubricant such as oleic acid or stearic acid.
  • the resulting flakes are separated, for example by wet sieving, to provide the desired particle size distribution and brought to a paste-like consistency of typically 55-80% by weight.
  • Sections 2.2 to 2.4 inclusive of "Aluminium and Bronze Flake Powders" by G W Wendon (Electrochemical Publications Ltd, 1983) describe both the dry Hametag process and the wet milling Hall process.
  • metal flake pigment in which dry or wet milled flakes are combined with resinous or wax carriers at typically 70-80% metal pigment and 20-30% carrier, is described in European Patent 0134676.
  • the metal powder starting material may be prepared in an atomiser (see for example US-A-4705560).
  • Conventional powder produced in this way consists essentially of fairly uniform particles having a median particle size (D 50 ) of 1 to 300 ⁇ m, usually 3 to 75 ⁇ m and an aspect ratio, that is the ratio of the largest dimension to the smallest, of about 1.5 to 5:1.
  • Polished atomised metal pigment powders of increased reflectivity suitable for the process described in European Patent 0651777, have a tighter aspect ratio, preferably 2:1 to 1.1:1, especially 1.25:1 to 1.1:1.
  • Metal flake pigment pastes have a typical composition of 60-85% metal flake and 15-40% solvent.
  • the solvent is often white spirit and/or comparable molecular weight aromatic hydrocarbon fractions.
  • Such pastes are widely used in automotive and industrial paints.
  • the presence of such solvents in printing inks causes residual odour in the printed film.
  • the ink is slow to dry, thereby limiting press speeds.
  • Dry metal flake pigments have the advantage of wide compatibility. There is no need to consider whether the chosen solvent, in the case of a paste, or carrier, in the case of a granule, is compatible with the components of the application system. Dry metal flake pigments are also cheaper to prepare, because of the simple, single stage process. No expensive solvents or carriers are needed. Neither is there an increased transport cost arising from their use to dilute the metal pigment.
  • metal pigment pastes When metal pigment pastes are dried, a certain amount of particle-particle aggregation may take place. This leads to poor wetting in the application medium.
  • a significant problem in the use of dry metal flake pigments in plastics is the difficulty of wetting each flake into the polymer matrix. This can be overcome by prewetting the flakes with a small amount, typically 5%, of a plasticiser such as a phthalate ester or a mineral oil. In printing inks, part of the solvent content of the ink may be used to provide wetting.
  • metal pigment dust is generally classed as nuisance dust from a health standpoint. Although the maximum permitted respirable concentration varies from country to country, typical levels are from 4 to 10mg per cubic metre of air. There is therefore a need to find means to contain such dusts. Containment must apply during processing to prepare and package the pigment, transporting to the user and processing in the user's premises.
  • British Patent No 1,152,078 describes a method for producing a rigid package of particulate material, which comprises encasing the particulate material in an extensible wrapper which is porous to air, such an extensible paper bag and applying squeezing actions to the package to expel any trapped air therein.
  • the present invention provides a process for packaging metal pigment, said process comprising:
  • the container is sufficiently porous to permit escape of the liquid, but is insufficiently porous to allow escape of said pigment.
  • the porosity of the container is chosen to retain substantially all of the pigment placed therein. Whilst the escape of a trace of the pigment from the sealed container may be acceptable, advantageously, no pigment is permitted to escape from the container.
  • the container must be sealed in a manner that maintains the requirement for containing the pigment.
  • Metal pigments are generally prepared in a liquid, rather than dry milled, for the reasons recited above.
  • the dampened product is placed into the porous container.
  • the dampened pigment avoids problems of dusting during loading of the container, with the concomitant problems associated therewith.
  • the dampened pigment is in the form of a paste which is convenient to handle.
  • the invention is not limited to any particular consistency of paste.
  • the invention uses a package containing substantially dry metal pigment wherein said metal pigment is secured inside a porous container.
  • the container is sufficiently porous to permit any liquid (such as a solvent) initially associated with the pigment to be removed whilst retaining the metal pigment. Contained in this way the pigment is dust free.
  • the majority of the liquid used to dampen the metal pigment is removed since this will reduce the overall weight and bulk of the sealed container for storage or transportion purposes. Additionally, there are some processes requiring a dry metal pigment for which the packaged pigment would be especially suited. However, it may not be necessary to remove all of the liquid and usually at least a trace of the liquid will be present with the pigment. Generally, however, the pigment will be substantially dry, that is will have the flow characteristics and handling of a powder.
  • the packaged pigment can be safely transported, if required, without the associated hazards of dusting.
  • the present invention provides a process of transporting substantially dry metal pigment, said process comprising packaging said pigment as described above and transporting said packaged pigment.
  • the present invention provides a delivery system containing substantially dry metal pigment according to appended claim 16.
  • Said delivery system is a porous container as described above adapted to permit controlled particle egress in a manner which limits escape of dusting particles.
  • the container may have a particle exit means, adapted to co-operate with a container or other body intended for receipt of the metal pigment.
  • the particle exit means is resealable.
  • the container is chosen to have a porosity such that the pigment particles do not escape.
  • Fine particle size flake pigments that is those having a median particle size of from 5-20 ⁇ m, are particularly favoured due to the difficulty in processing them in dry form by conventional methods.
  • Pigments of median particle size e.g. of approximately 20-50 ⁇ m, especially 30-40 ⁇ m for example 36 ⁇ m
  • Mention may, however, also be made of ESS pigments (polished spheres) and glitter flakes.
  • any container may be used which meets the criteria for porosity recited above.
  • Particularly suitable containers may include a flexible bag portion made of paper, woven fibre material optionally calendared or coated (for example the woven materials used in the automobile industry for airbags) or polymers (for example a plastics material).
  • a flexible bag portion made of paper, woven fibre material optionally calendared or coated (for example the woven materials used in the automobile industry for airbags) or polymers (for example a plastics material).
  • paper bags of tightly controlled porosity used for sterilisation of hospital instruments known as autoclave bags.
  • the porous container may have an anti-electro-static discharge coating; this aids loading of the container and removal of the powder as well as reducing the risk of sparking due to static inside the container.
  • the liquid may be any organic solvent for the pigment in question, or water.
  • Suitable organic solvents for metal pigment handling are well known in the art, but mention may be made of white spirit, alcohols, esters, aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons and (optionally substituted) mineral oils.
  • the liquid may include small quantities of a solid or a non-volatile liquid additive in order to further reduce the dusting of the metal pigment and/or to aid redispersion of the metal pigment.
  • the additive should be soluble or dispersible in the liquid and should be added prior to insertion of the dampened metal pigment in the porous container.
  • Suitable additives include, for example, a solid resin or liquid plasticiser. Generally the additive will be present in an amount of 10% or less (by weight relative to the liquid). Too much additive would cause the metal pigment particles to stick together in a large intractable mass (having dimensions of several millimetres). Added in an appropriate quantity the additive would further reduce the dusting tendency and/or aid dispersibility of the metal pigment.
  • the liquid may be removed by any convenient means. Generally liquid removal occurs by evaporation of the liquid. Air circulating or vacuum ovens are appropriate. If the container chosen has sufficient structural integrity, a centrifuge may be used to remove some of the liquid prior to completion of drying in an oven.
  • the ambient temperature, the size and shape of the container and the volume of paste employed determine the rate at which liquid is removed. As the temperature is increased, liquid removal will be accelerated. Temperatures of up to about 200°C are suitable for paper bags. Generally, if higher temperatures are used, drying time is decreased, but there may be an increase in explosion hazard so that drying at higher temperatures may need to be conducted in a nitrogen atmosphere. For practical purposes, a temperature of 50-100°C, for example 60-80°C, at ambient pressure has been found satisfactory. Unless solvent removal is to be conducted in a vacuum oven, it is advantageous to carry out this process step in a reduced oxygen atmosphere to reduce the fire hazard from emerging solvent vapours.
  • Rectangular pouches have been found to give good results, providing the aperture is the full width of the pouch to permit easy loading of the pigment. It is also advantageous to measure the volatile content of the starting metal pigment paste, then add to the container a quantity which will provide an integral number of unit weight, eg kilograms, of dry product pigment. If too little paste is loaded into the container, there will be an excessive number of containers used, with consequent expense. If too much paste is used, the drying time will be unreasonably extended. Regard must also be had to the wet strength of the container. A ratio of weight of metal pigment paste (in kilograms) to the surface area of the container (in square metres) between 2:1 and 12:1 has been found satisfactory, but depending upon the density of the metal pigment could be as high as 20:1. A ratio of around 6:1 has been found particularly satisfactory for aluminium flake pigments.
  • the packaging system of the present invention is particularly suitable for delivery of metal pigments in powder form without the associated hazards of handling such powders.
  • the sealed containers holding the metal pigment powder can then be opened under controlled conditions.
  • the sealed container is adapted to permit emptying whilst avoiding escape of any powder.
  • the invention is particularly suited to providing products for so-called powder coating paints.
  • a finely divided resin is electrically charged and allowed to impinge by electrostatic attraction on an earthed metal target.
  • the coated target is then exposed to a source of heat at a temperature sufficient to melt the resin and cause it to flow out, thereby completely coating the article.
  • a thick, tough coating is obtained.
  • Powder coating provides several challenges for metal pigments.
  • the density of the metal is several times that of the resin powder.
  • the charging characteristics are also different. The combination of these factors causes the painted article to show a mottled effect.
  • picture framing On a paint panel or other object with sharp edges, there is often exhibited the phenomenon known as "picture framing". This appears as a much more reflective strip, immediately adjacent to the edges of the panel.
  • the overspray from the coating process ie that part of the sprayed powder coating which does not attach to the target, has a different composition to that of the starting powder. Recycling such material is essential to the economics of most powder coating facilities. Segregation of the overspray makes it difficult to maintain the original appearance when the material is reused.
  • the first solution is to attach the powder to the powdered resin in a separate step. This is achieved by the so-called bonding process, described in US Patent 4,138,511. All the resin powder is generally used, although the metal pigment concentration is typically only 2-5% by weight. This makes such a process technically acceptable, but very costly.
  • the second method is to incorporate the metal pigment into the powder coating resin during its preparation.
  • Powder coating systems can be complex, consisting of resins such as epoxy, polyester or polyurethane, colorants, extenders such as calcium carbonate or blanc fixe, flow control agents and antioxidants.
  • resins such as epoxy, polyester or polyurethane
  • extenders such as calcium carbonate or blanc fixe
  • flow control agents and antioxidants In a typical production process, these ingredients are heated together in an extruder, then micronised to a particle size suitable for spraying. The shear action of the extruder bends and breaks metal flake pigments, reducing their colour and reflectivity. This route therefore tends to be rejected on quality grounds.
  • Such flakes may be recovered from the solvent of their manufacture and delivered in non-dusting form to the end user.
  • the container may be opened directly into the already micronised powder coating resin. A brief and gentle mixing to homogenise the components provides a composition which is ready to spray.
  • Certain other applications would benefit from a dry form of metal pigment for technical reasons.
  • radiation cured systems especially UV cured inks and paints.
  • Such coating systems contain a liquid component, which is cured to become part of the final coating through the action of ultra violet light.
  • An aluminium flake pigment of 15 ⁇ m median particle diameter was coated with silica at 7% by weight on metal.
  • the recovered pigment was tumble blended into a clear polyester powder coating resin (4900/080 of Ferro Ltd) at 3.5% metal. This mixture was electrostatically sprayed onto an earthed metal panel and cured at 170°C for 10 minutes.
  • the resulting painted surface was particularly bright and free from defects, including the "picture framing" effect.
  • the result printing ink provided a bright metallic drawdown, using a No.2 wirewound bar.
  • a solvent based ink was prepared form the same dried metallic powder of Example 2 by mixing together
  • a drawdown prepared in the same way displayed a similar visual effect.
  • An aluminium flake pigment of 230 ⁇ m median flake diameter was coated with 1.15% silica, based on the weight of metal.
  • the bag was sealed and placed in an air circulating oven at 65°C for 9.5hrs until constant weight was achieved, indicating that all the liquid had been removed.
  • the bag was transported in a dust free manner to a blender containing 34kg of coloured low density polyethylene polymer pellets damped by 0.5% mineral oil.
  • the pigment content of the bag was discharged directly into the blender, without significant dust generation, then briefly mixed with the polymer pellets.
  • an excellent dispersion of large, sparkling silver flakes in coloured polymer was obtained.
  • An aluminium flake pigment of 13 ⁇ m average flake diameter was coated by silica in isopropanol.
  • a paste comprising approximately 55% metal and 45% isopropanol was loaded into the porous bag of Example 1. The bag was sealed and the isopropanol rapidly removed in a vacuum oven at 60°C.
  • the ink was diluted as necessary with monomer and diluting oligomer, then printed onto a paper substrate. A uniform, opaque, bright coating was achieved.

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  1. Ein Verfahren zum Verpacken von Metallpigment, wobei das Verfahren aus Folgendem besteht:
    a) Bereitstellen von Metallpigment, das mit einer Flüssigkeit angefeuchtet ist;
    b) Unterbringen des angefeuchteten Metallpigments in einem porösen Behälter und Abdichten des Behälters; und
    (c) im Wesentlichen Trocknen des Pigments innerhalb des abgedichteten Behälters
    wobei die Porosität des Behälters ausgewählt wird, um die Entfernung der Flüssigkeit zu ermöglichen, während das gesamte Pigment im Wesentlichen innerhalb des Behälters zurückgehalten wird.
  2. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei das gesamte Pigment innerhalb des Behälters zurückgehalten wird.
  3. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, wobei der Behälter einen flexiblen Taschenabschnitt umfasst, der aus Papier, aus wahlweise beschichtetem oder kalandriertem, gewobenem Faserstoff oder aus Polymerstoff hergestellt ist.
  4. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei der Behälter eine antistatische Entladungsbeschichtung aufweist.
  5. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei das Pigment ein Flockenpigment, ein ESS-Pigment oder ein Glanzflockenpigment ist.
  6. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 5, wobei das Pigment ein Flockenpigment mit einer mittleren Partikelgröße von 5 bis 20 µm ist.
  7. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei das angefeuchtete Pigment die Form einer Paste aufweist.
  8. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die Flüssigkeit Wasser oder ein organisches Lösungsmittel für das Metallpigment ist.
  9. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei die Flüssigkeit ein Zusatzmittel umfasst, um das Stauben des Metallpigments zu reduzieren und/oder die wiederholte Dispersion des Metallpigments zu unterstützen.
  10. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei zumindest ein Teil der Flüssigkeit durch Zentrifugation entfernt wird.
  11. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei die Entfernung der Flüssigkeit aus dem Behälter durch das Verdampfen der Flüssigkeit erfolgt.
  12. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei der abgedichtete Behälter erhitzt wird, um das Verdampfen der Flüssigkeit zu beschleunigen.
  13. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 11 und 12, wobei der Druck um den Behälter verringert wird, um das Verdampfen der Flüssigkeit zu beschleunigen.
  14. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 11, wobei der Behälter einen flexiblen Papiertaschenabschnitt umfasst und wobei der Behälter mitsamt dem angefeuchteten Metallpigment während des Trocknungsschritts auf eine Temperatur zwischen 50 und 100 °C bei Umgebungsdruck erhitzt werden, um das Verdampfen der Flüssigkeit zu beschleunigen.
  15. Ein Verfahren zum Befördern von im Wesentlichen trockenem Metallpigment, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    a) Verpacken und im Wesentlichen Trocknen des Metallpigments gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14; und
    b) Befördern des verpackten Pigments innerhalb des Behälters.
  16. Ein Liefersystem, das ein im Wesentlichen trockenes Metallpigment beinhaltet, wobei das Liefersystem ein nicht streckbarer, poröser Behälter ist, der ausgeführt ist, um einen kontrollierten Partikelaustritt daraus zu ermöglichen, wobei die Porosität des Behälters ausgewählt wird, um die Entfernung von Flüssigkeit aus dem angefeuchteten Metallpigment, das darin untergebracht ist, zu ermöglichen, während im Wesentlichen das gesamte Pigment zurückgehalten wird.
  17. Liefersystem gemäß Anspruch 16 mit einer antielektrostatischen Entladungsbeschichtung auf einer seiner Flächen.
  18. Liefersystem gemäß einem der Ansprüche 16 und 17 mit einem Partikelaustrittmittel, das ausgeführt ist, um mit einem Behälter oder einem anderen Körper, der zur Aufnahme des Metallpigments vorgesehen ist, zu kooperieren.
  19. Liefersystem gemäß Anspruch 18, wobei das Partikelaustrittmittel wieder abgedichtet werden kann.
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